A man who had a gun in the same Hartford neighborhood where shots had been fired was arrested.

HARTFORD — Police said they arrested a man who had a gun on him in a North End neighborhood where shots had been fired.

The arrest happened late Sunday night, police said.

According to Lt. Brandon O'Brien, a report that shots were fired came in about 11:20 p.m. Sunday from the area of Center and Seyms streets. Patrol officers responded along with members of the shooting task force.

They learned that the shots came from the area of East Street; police found four .22-caliber shell casings in the road near the intersection of Seyms and East streets, O'Brien said.

As a part of their investigation, officers approached a group at 56 East St. As police walked up the driveway there, a man turned and began to walk away quickly, in a way that made it appear as though he was armed, he said.

Instead of stopping as ordered, the man, later identified as Donniele, J. Parker, walked behind a vehicle, O'Brien said.

Police found a gun — a Walther Model PP 7.65 mm handgun — behind the vehicle and Parker was arrested.

Parker, 33, of Harford, was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit and criminal possession of a firearm.

As of early Monday afternoon, he was not charged with firing the gun, which was partially loaded.